"The NHL has received backlash after slashing a donation to cancer research by $800,000 after a missed shot during a charity promotion. The incident came during Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins. Rob Higgins, the athletics CEO of the University of South Florida, was brought on to the ice to attempt a shot through a very small opening in an empty goal. If Higgins, who is a cancer survivor, made the shot the NHL said it would donate $500,000 to cancer charities; if he missed the donation would be $100,000."
"The event was broadcast live on Sportsnet in Canada and ESPN in the US. Higgins missed what was a very tough shot. He was then given another chance, with a guaranteed donation of $200,000 if he missed, which would increase to $1m if he scored. Higgins missed again. Higgins thanked the Lightning and the NHL for an amazing honor but many on social media attacked the league for leaving $800,000 on the table that could have gone to charity."
"And with that, my hockey career (which thankfully only lasted two shots) is now officially over, he wrote on X."
A charity promotion at the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins game offered conditional NHL donations to cancer charities based on a survivor's shot success. Rob Higgins, athletics CEO at the University of South Florida and a cancer survivor, attempted a very difficult shot through a small opening in an empty goal. The NHL pledged $500,000 if he scored and $100,000 if he missed on the first attempt; after the miss the league adjusted the guarantee to $200,000 for a miss and $1 million if scored on a second try. The attempts were broadcast live on Sportsnet and ESPN; Higgins missed both and later thanked the Lightning and NHL for the honor. Social media users criticized the NHL for effectively leaving $800,000 uncommitted, calling the move classless and dystopian, and some suggested broader symbolic participation by multiple survivors.
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